Brassiere



July 4, 1944. A.- R. STACY '2,352-,866

BRASSIERE Filed July 1. 1943 flnna/B. ,smeg

INVENTDR.

Patented July 4, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BRASSIERE Anna R.Stacy, Peoria, Ill.

Application July 1, 1943, Serial No. 493,083

1 Claim.

This invention relates to brassires, the primary object of the inventionbeing to provide a brassiere designed primarily for use by personshaving large or pendulous breasts.

An important object of the invention is to provide a brassiere whichwill provide a support for the breasts, and one which will hold thebreasts snugly against the wall of the chest of the wearer, therebypreventing movement of the breasts against the body, which usuallyresults in chafing.

Another object of the invention is to provide a brassiere constructed ofelastic material which will permit of free movement of the body of thewearer, without binding and discomfort to the wearer.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details ofconstruction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully describedand pointed out in the claims, it being understood that changes may bemade in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing fromthe spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of a brassiereconstructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the brassiere, illustrating thebrassiere as in use.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the brassiere showing the cut-outportions at the rear of the brassiere, prior to sewing the brassire toclose the openings formed by the cut-out portions.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the body portion which is indicatedgenerally by the reference character 5, is constructed of Woven materialof. an elastic nature, commonly known as two-way stretch material. maybe either woven in tubular shape of a predetermined size, or the wovenfabric material may be cut to the desired length for a predeterminedsize, and the ends of the length of material secured as by stitching.

Binding strips 6 bind the upper and lower edges of the body portion, andthese binding strips are constructed of woven elastic material,throughout their entire length, so that the binding strips will not onlybind the edges of the body portion, but will permit of free movement ofthe body portion with the movement of the body of the wearer.

In the construction of the body portion, arouate-shaped cut-out portions1 are provided at the rear thereof, and the edges of these cut-outportions are brought together and sewed as shown by Fig. 2 of thedrawing, the stitching used being also of an elastic nature, to permitof free movement of the threads of the body portion. By forming the rearof the brassire in this manner, it will be seen that the back of thebrassire is The body portion substantially narrow for the comfort of thewearer.

Disposed at the front of the brassire, is an elastic strap 8 thatconnects the upper and lower edges of the brassire, the main portion ofthe strap 8 being loose from the body portion of the brassiere, to allowthe body portion to stretch vertically. The strap 8 tends to divide thefront portion of the brassiere, separating the breasts which aresupported by the brasslre. By this construction, it will be seen thatsupports are provided at opposite sides of the strap in which thebreasts of the wearer areretained.

Shoulder straps indicated at 9 are connected with the body portion attheir front ends by means of the loops In, the rear ends of the shoulderstraps 9 being sewed to the body portion. It might be further statedthat these straps 9 and loops [I] are also formed of elastic material toallow for free stretching of the straps, compensating for movements ofthe body of the wearer which would otherwise tend to cause the brassireto be moved from its proper supporting position.

From the foregoing it will be seen that due to the construction shownand described, the

brassiere is one which may be readily positioned by sliding thebrassiere over the head and shoulders of the person. When the brassierehas been properly positioned, the breasts of the wearer will be firmlyheld therein and pressed against the wall of the chest of the wearer,preventing movements of the breasts against the body which usuallyresults in chafing. Further, due to this construction, the main portionof the weight of the breasts supported by the brassiere, will besupported by the chest, thereby relieving the shoulder straps of unduestrain.

Because the body portion of the brassiere is not shaped to providepockets for the reception of the breasts of the wearer, it will be alsonoted, that the breasts will stretch the body portion to the end thatthe brassiere will contact the breasts, throughout their entiresurfaces, the brassire conforming to the shape of the breasts forcomplete support of the breasts.

What is claimed is:

A brassiere comprising a continuous circular body formed wholly ofelastic material, the front portion of the body being wide and taperedoff to a substantially narrow rear portion, elastic binding stripssecured along the upper and lower edges of the body, a yieldabledividing strip of a length equal to the width of the body at the frontthereof, the ends of the dividing strip being secured to the elasticbinding strip, the intermediate portion of the dividing strip being freeof the body, whereby the body is normally extended, and shoulder strapssecured to the body.

ANNA R. STACY.

